Is Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or Claude Opus 4.1 cheaper?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is cheaper on output tokens ($0.40 vs $75.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or Claude Opus 4.1?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Claude Opus 4.1

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is cheaper on output tokens, while Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite offers a larger context window. Choose Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or Claude Opus 4.1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite	Claude Opus 4.1
Provider	Vertex	Vertex
Input / 1M tokens	$0.10	$15.00
Output / 1M tokens	$0.40	$75.00
Context window	1M	200K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Jun 2025	Aug 2025

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite details →Claude Opus 4.1 details →

FAQ

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